TOPIC: The presentation will provide data from Stark County that validates the need for comprehensive prevention strategies that address prescription practices, medication storage, and safe medication disposal. We will discuss our efforts so far with the Deterra project as well as other activities conducted by the Opiate Task Force and Drug Free Stark County.

Justina Gorman is the Coalition & Community Development Coordinator at Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery StarkMHAR). She oversees the Drug Free Stark County Coalition, the Stark County Youth Led Prevention group, and the Hoarding Coalition, and is involved with the Opiate Task Force. Prior to her work at StarkMHAR, Justina worked for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health as a school-based mental health therapist for three years. She graduated from Walsh University in December 2014 with master’s degrees in both Clinical Counseling and School Counseling, and will soon obtain her credential as an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant.

"Dear Canton Rotary ~ Truly, I wish to tell you how much you are helping with your donations. Each year, we communicate with over 4,000 people who are seeking help and healing for their trauma. And when they find help with us, the needs are great. If you can imagine running a household for 50 people that might arrive with only a handbag, then you can imagine the costs involved. They include: lodging (rooms, electricity, heat, water, sewer), food, paper products, toiletries, cleaning supplies, clothing, shoes, counseling, child care, limited transportation and the list goes on.

We appreciate your generous In-Kind donation of "Purple Bags" to Domestic Violence Project, Inc. (DVPI) on 9/6/2019. Donations like yours help support our commitment to providing emergency and support services to victims of domestic violence while promoting a common awareness of domestic violence issues.

We are thankful that you are contributing to support DVPI and the individuals we serve right here in Stark County. Your help will enhance the opportunities we provide for offering practical solutions to tough issues.

For 40 years, generous friends like you have provided us with the resources to help families rebuild their lives. We cannot do it alone. And on the note of saving costs on our end, if you would like to receive your receipts by email, I would be happy to arrange that. You can check that off on your next donation form or please take a moment to email me with your address and I will enter it into your record. Warm regards, Cheli Curran"

Vice President Mark Clendenin took to the podium and welcomed speakers Molly Feghali and Angela Finding from True2u Mentoring Program. The topic of discussion was "True2U: A Community Approach to Mentoring".

With the meeting running over time, President Mark concluded the meeting with no announcements.

Mark Daniel MaloneyPresident 2019-20October 2019

Rotary's long-term, sustained battle against polio has defined our organization for decades. We have a right to be proud of all that we have accomplished through the years.

Our progress is real and noteworthy. In 1988, polio was endemic in 125 countries, with more than 350,000 new cases a year worldwide. Since then, Rotary and our Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners have reduced the incidence of polio by more than 99.9 percent, vaccinated more than 2.5 billion children against the virus, and prevented 18 million cases of paralysis. Over the years, Rotary has helped country after country move into the polio-free column. This includes India, which some considered impossible not long ago. Of the three types of poliovirus, type 2 has been eradicated and type 3 could soon be certified as eradicated. Nigeria has not reported a case of wild poliovirus in nearly three years. If this trend holds, we will be down to just one type of wild poliovirus in only one section of the world, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

There are major challenges in that region. But it is crucial that we remain optimistic. Look at all that we have accomplished so far. This is no time to get discouraged or to think that the task is impossible. We will end polio forever, but only if we remain steadfast and vigilant. World Polio Day is a time for Rotarians from all over the globe to come together, recognize the progress we have made in our fight against polio, and plan the action we must take to end polio forever. The key word is action, because we still have important work to do.

This year, we want to see as many Rotary clubs as possible holding World Polio Day events around the world. Need some ideas? How about organizing a viewing party for friends and club members to watch Rotary's Online Global Update? You could also dedicate a club meeting to World Polio Day or create a fundraising event. Remember, every dollar raised is matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Mark your calendar to tune in to Rotary's World Polio Day Online Global Update on 24 October. This year we will stream our program on Facebook in multiple time zones around the world. Visit the Rotary International Facebook page to RSVP to your region's program. And do not forget to follow the event on social media and share it with your network.

When we reach our goal, polio will become only the second human disease eradicated on the planet, and Rotary will receive international acclaim. But what matters most is the children who will never again have to face this terrible, disabling virus. Rotary must continue to connect the world in the effort toward polio eradication. It is up to us. Let us finish the job.